Rand Paul praises Ronald Reagan now, but that wasn’t always the case

Wednesday

Apr 23, 2014 at 11:01 AMApr 23, 2014 at 2:53 PM

Sen. Rand Paul hasn’t formally declared his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, but his recent travels and speechifying suggest that he’s more than a little interested in taking the plunge.

And toward that end, Paul, like most GOP politicians, is practiced at praising Ronald Reagan, the patron saint of the Republican Party.

But there were times in the past when Paul was more than a little critical of the Reagan record. Naturally, he would prefer that nobody mention those occasions, and it’s likely that the people who listen to his speeches these days know nothing about his knocks against Reagan in years past.

Ah, but I’m more than happy to cite a few examples of what the senator from Kentucky hopes is safely obscured by the mists of history.

You’ll find them HERE.

Sen. Rand Paul hasn’t formally declared his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, but his recent travels and speechifying suggest that he’s more than a little interested in taking the plunge.

And toward that end, Paul, like most GOP politicians, is practiced at praising Ronald Reagan, the patron saint of the Republican Party.

But there were times in the past when Paul was more than a little critical of the Reagan record. Naturally, he would prefer that nobody mention those occasions, and it’s likely that the people who listen to his speeches these days know nothing about his knocks against Reagan in years past.

Ah, but I’m more than happy to cite a few examples of what the senator from Kentucky hopes is safely obscured by the mists of history.